For me, I just try to make sure I eat enough and drink enough water and that's about it.

So, I just kind of played the way I played and then eventually we kind of figured out what worked best for the band. So, I definitely changed my stuff up and I think we're playing really tight now.

Ben was more improvisational, and relied less on methodology, and basically is a guitarist who switched to bass, whereas Jeff has a more traditional approach to playing bass in a band, and has a great sense of what his band sounds like, and we lock up nicely.

The fact that Eddie Vedder likes to play 3 hour plus shows a night, I have to be ready for that.

Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.

When I first went on tour with PJ in '98, I was still in shock having gone through the Soundgarden break up.

I guess by taking lessons early on, and really trying to play all the rudimentary stuff, and try to have it sound as good as my teacher. It took a lot of practice, which I enjoyed, and still do.